Johann Andreas Schmeller, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Andreas Schmeller

German linguist

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1785

Place of Birth: Tirschenreuth, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 27-Jul-1852

Profession: librarian, university teacher, linguist, dialectologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Johann Andreas Schmeller (6 August 1785 in Tirschenreuth – 27 September 1852 in Munich) was a German philologist who initially studied the Bavarian dialect.
From 1828 until his death he taught in the University of Munich.
He is considered the founder of modern dialect research in Germany.
His lasting contribution is the four-volume Bayerisches Wörterbuch (Bavarian Dictionary), which is currently in the process of revision by the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities.